Documents for September 2012

The Jefferson City Council is set to continue discussing the request for proposals for the conference center in a special work session Oct. 8, where several large issues may be decided. The City Council on Monday directed staff to make some changes to the draft RFP. This draft of the RFP for the conference center changes the term “exhibit hall” to “event hall.”

The Jefferson City Council received a draft of a request for proposals for a conference center on Sept. 2 and received a second draft with some minor changes on Sept. 17. A council work session has been scheduled for Monday to discuss the proposal and any further changes.

City staff were instructed to reduce expenses 2.5 percent for the 2013 budget year. This document outlines how each department would trim expenses. The budget shown is what was presented by Mayor Eric Struemph to the City Council The council has made changes to some of the figures in the proposed 2013 budget.

At a JCTV steering committee meeting Aug. 31, a new action plan for the station was laid out that included providing quarterly reports to the City Council on operations and the budget situation, as well as Lincoln University's contributions in terms of programming, student labor, equipment and facility maintenance.